letargie

From late Latin lēthargia, from Ancient Greek ληθαργία (lēthargía, “drowsiness”), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”). This is a compound of λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion”) and ἀργός (argós, “idle”), which consists of negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and noun ἔργον (érgon, “deed, work”). [1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtarɡɪjɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɪjɛ
• Hyphenation: le‧tar‧gie

letargie f

1. (pathology) Lethargy (pathological drowsiness) [19th c.]
2. (psychology) Lethargy (apathy, lack of emotions and interest)
3. (nuclear physics) Lethargy (quantity characterizing the rate of decelaration of neutrons)

• letargie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• letargie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• letargie in Internetová jazyková příručka

letargie f

1. plural of letargia

• elargite, relegati, rigelate, rilegate, tagliere

Borrowed from French léthargie.

letargie f (plural letargii)

1. lethargy